Best and worst

It’s come to that time of the week again when we share our best and worst. And as we get closer to publishing Mamamia 3.0, we are getting busier and publishing more posts every day. This week, we were totally overwhelmed by the tragedy and devastation seen by New Zealanders when a 6.3 magnitude earthquake hit Christchurch. We also discussed the end of bookshops and discrimination within church organisations, Libya and Justin Bieber’s stance on abortion.

On a lighter note, we also reminisced about our worst dates, laughed at the stupidest questions we’ve ever heard or asked and sang along with the winner of Tropfest. We also celebrated the hiring of two new Mamamia team members– yay!

So- best and worst. If you haven’t commented before, why not do it this week? There’s something strangely therapeutic about sharing the highs and lows of your week here. And don’t forget to tell us what’s on your mind.

The giant cockroach in my car

As for me..

Best: I saw our new site built and finished for the first time this week. And it’s BLOODY EXCITING. We’re currently testing it and should be ready to go live in the next week or two.

Worst: I was driving in heavy traffic when I felt a tickle on my arm. After ignoring it for a moment, I looked down and saw a giant cockroach crawling towards my elbow. It was the size of my little finger. Lucky the traffic was heavy because I wasn’t going very fast. And lucky I was nearly home. Having pulled up outside my house, I opened my door and it fell onto the ground:

On My Mind: to everyone in Christchurch, you’re in my thoughts and my heart. Deepest sympathy and support. xxxxxx

And here are the pics we’re talking about this week…

A 6.3 magnitude earthquake rocks Christchurch in New Zealand, killing at least 113 people with more than 228 still missing. The quake hit at lunchtime on Tuesday, toppling tall buildings and churches, the rubble crushing buses and cars.

The New Zealand earthquake broke an iceberg the size of 20 football fields in Tasman Lake, off the South Island. The iceberg's collapse also kicked up 10-foot (3.5-metre) waves in Tasman Lake.

A BP truck is stopped by the Christchurch earthquake on the road to Lyttelton. Roads were cut and the airport closed as the city moved into crisis mode.

Sam Struthers with his crushed car, he had just got out of it when the Christchurch quake hit.

Prime Minister Julia Gillard announces that a carbon price will start in Australia on July 1, 2012.

Jennifer Aniston debuts a chin-length new bob while promoting her new movie, Just Go With It in Madrid, Spain.

Justin Bieber cuts his signature hair, donating parts of it to different charities.

Lachlan Murdoch is named acting CEO of Ten Network, in his most senior role since leaving his father Rupert’s News Corp. in 2005.

Elle MacPherson helps launch airline, Virgin Blue's new staff uniforms, among 60 cabin crew and flight staff at the Pitt St. Mall in Sydney.

Elle did not take off her sunglasses throughout the launch, revealing that her father has been ill: 'I miss my family and I'm really happy to be back and see them... particularly my Dad, who is unwell.'

A 37-year-old man in Yunnan Province, China had surgery this week to remove a 4-inch knife lodged into his skull. He went to the doctor complaining of a headache, not realising the knife had been in his cranium for four years after a robbery attack.

George Clooney reveals his political campaign (if he ran for an election) would be 'I drank the bong water'. Clooney plays a flawed president in his latest movie and stated: 'I f**ked too many chicks and did too many drugs, and that's the truth,' to ever seriously consider a career in politics.

The reigning Miss Colorado USA, Blair Griffith reveals that she is homeless (she was evicted a month after she won the title) and is soon to be jobless. The beauty queen's family has suffered setbacks such as family illness which has contributed to her family's financial problems.

Rozonno and Mia McGhee posted this picture of their sextuplet twins on their Facebook page. Oprah saw it and gave the struggling couple $250,000 credit at Walmart as well as a honeymoon in Las Vegas.

Indian man, Ziona Chana is the father of the world's largest family. He has 39 wives, 94 children and 33 grandchildren. The family live in a 100-room, four-storey house set amidst the hills of Baktwang village in Mizoram, where the wives sleep in giant communal dormitories.

Ad critics have slammed Pepsi's new ad for the skinny can of Diet Pepsi - stating that Modern Family star Sofia Vergara has been digitally altered to appear slimmer.

Ricky Gervais reveals he was worth £50million after details of his earnings were published on the internet. The Office star's estimated fortune was posted on US website Celebrity Net Worth earlier this month.

A model presents a paper creation by Colombian designers during the first day of Bogota's International Fashion Week.

Hundreds of brides-to-be try on discount dresses in store at the yearly ‘Running of the Brides’ in New York, they have the opportunity to pick up dresses once worth US$10,000 for US$249.

Beyonce's Face is 'voluntarily darkened in French Fashion magazine, L'Officiel.

The makeup choice is supposedly an ode to Nigerian musician and political activist Fela Kuti, who inspired the Broadway show Fela! Reportedly, Beyonce has cited Kuti as an inspiration on her next album, sparked after she saw Fela!

Prospective students are given a physical as part of their college entrance exam in Qingdao, Shandong province of China. Not sure why they have to do it in heels though.

Heidi Klum gets a makeover by a seven year-old boy for her new TV show, Seriously Funny Kids.

Kim Kardashian and her family made $65 million last year - more than Angelina Jolie, Sandra Bullock and Tom Cruise combined. The staggering figure was revealed in The Hollywood Reporter. The family have made millions through hit reality TV shows like Keeping Up With the Kardashians and marketing deals.

Andrew Myers creates unique portraits of his friends and family by drilling everyday screws into a plank of wood. The 31-year-old American artist spends over six months and uses up to ten thousand screws to create just one of his three-dimensional portraits.

Australian sperm donation site, Sperm Donors Australia gets to the point with this slogan on their homepage: 'Sperm donation: It's more fun than giving blood'

Amazing moment: A hippo lifts a wildebeest clear of rocks with its mouth in the Masai Mara, Kenya

People walk under lanterns at a shopping mall in Shanghai in celebration of the last day of the Chinese Lunar New Year.

A bus shelter by the National Eating Disorder promoting women to 'shed their weight problems'. One of the organisations main goals is to inform the public about eating disorders and related issues.

Zoo-keepers dressed up as giant pandas attempt to put Cao Gen the panda cub into a basket on February 20, 2011 in Wolong, Sichuan Province of China. The panda was released into the wild on Sunday, as part of a program to work towards the training of pandas to live independently in the wild.

Sarah Jessica Parker on the set of her new movie, I Don't Know How She Does It in New York.

Kelly Osbourne replaces Taylor Momsen as the face of Material Girl! - Madonna and daughter Lourdes Leon's clothing line.

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